Tie case



June 10. 1924. 1,496Q902 w. A. PEAIRS TIE CASE Filed Feb. 20. 192:;

Patented June 10, 1924.

WILLIAM A. PEAIRS, OF DES MOINES, IOWA.

TIE oasn.

Application filed February 20, 1923. Serial No. 620,228.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM A. PEAIRS, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Des Moines, in the county of Polk, State of Iowa, haveinvented a certain new and useful Tie Case, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide a case of simple, durable andinexpensive construction of smalland compact size and light weight,especially designed for use in holding ties, neck wear or the like.

More specifically it is my object to provide a tie case in which ties ofvarious sizes and shapes may be readily, quickly and easily inserted andthe case readily and easily closed, and then after the case has beenclosed, pres sure may be appliedto the ties readily,quickly and easilyand in such manner thatall wrinkles will be pressed out of the ties, andthen when it is desired to use a tie, these lected one may be readily,quickly and easily removed without disturbing the others. I

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combinationof the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated areattained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims,and illustrated'in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows a plan view of the exterior of the tie case in openposition.

Figure 2 shows a similar View of the interior of the tie case with oneof the tie holding plates removed and shown directly below the tie caseand having a tie thereon in position ready to be inserted in the tiecase.

Figure 3 shows a perspective View of the tie case in closed position. I

Figure 4 shows a detail, sectional View on the line 4 4 of Figure 1; and

Figure 5 shows a detail, sectional viewon the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the case proper is formed ofthree presser board members indicated by the numeral 10, each being ofthe same size and shape, and each being tapered from a maximum at itslower edge to a minimum at its top.

These presser boards are made of relatively stiff material capable,however, of being bent slightly without breaking, such for instance asfiber board.

These three presser boards are connected together by means of a covermember 11,

a which is firmlysecuredto the outer surface of the three presser boards10 in the'manner shown in Figures 1 and 2, there being spaces betweenthe adjacent edges. of the presser boards asclearly shown in Figure 2,so that nothing but the cover 11 extends between the adjacent edges ofthe presser boards. This cover is preferably made. of leather or otherflexible material, which readily folds along the dotted lines 12, asshown in Figure 1, so that when in a closedposition, the parts willassume the positions shown in Figure 3. v r 1 Applied to each of thepresser boards below its central portion is a retaining strap 13 securedat its edges only. i

For each of the presser boards I have provided a tie holding plate 14:made ofrelatively stiff material, such for instance as fiber board, andhaving substantially the same contour as that of the presser plate, butbeing somewhat smaller in outline, as clearly shown in Figure 2. Thistie holding plate may be readily and easily-inserted between the strap13 and the presser plate 10 by sliding it in from the lower end. Thereference numeral 15 indicates a tie placed in position over one of thetieholding plates.

Attached to the central portion of the outer surface of the covermember11 is a strap 16, shown in Figures 1 and 5 con-. nected in any ordinary'manner at its upper and lower ends to the cover, and slidably connectedwith this strap 16 is a clamping member comprising a body portion 17made of flexible material and'having at one end a snap button 18 and atthe other a snap button socket 19 of ordinary construction of the kindcommonly employed as glove buttons. The length vof the clamping member17 is such that when the case is folded it may be passed completelyaround thecas'e and the button and socket members c0nnected. Thisclamping memberis slidingly' supported upon the strap 16 by means of astrap 20, shown in Figure 5, secured at its ends to the under surface ofthe clamping member 17 and passed under the strap 16, as clearly shownin Figure 5.

In practical use the operator first opens the case and then removes oneor more of the tie holding plates 14. He then places one or more ties oneach plate in the manner shown in Figure 2, and obviously this can bedone very readily, quickly and easily.

He then inserts the tie holding plate with the ties thereon between thestrap 13 and the presser plate 10 and moves it up to substantially theposition shown in Figure 2. This operation may be repeated with all ofthe tie holding plates and with one or more ties on each plate, as maybe desired. Then the case is folded to the position shown in Figure 3and the clamping member 17 passed around the case and the snap buttonconnected. Then the operator slides the clamping member toward thelarger end of the case, thus applying a considerable amount of pressureto the case, and in view of the fact that the thickness of the variousties tends to bulge the presser plates outwardly at their longitudinalcenters, the pressure that is applied by the clamping member ispractically all applied in such position as to press out all thewrinkles contained in the ties. So long as the case is in its foldedposition, the ties are protected from dust and dirt and from beingfolded in any manner.

IVhen it is desired to remove a tie, the operator may first slide theclamp 17 up wardly toward the narrow end of the case, and when this isdone, the snap button is readily and easily released.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a tie case, the combination of two presser boards having taperedside edges, means for flexibly connecting them so that they may be movedfrom overlapping position to open position, a strap on each presserboard extended transversely across the inner face thereof, a relativelyrigid tie holding plate shaped to receive a tie and to be insertedbetween said strap and said presser board, and a clamping device on theexterior of the tie case shaped to encircle the tie case and to pressthe presser boards together by longitudil'lal movement toward the wideends of the presser boards, for the purposes stated.

2. In a tie case, the combination of. two presser boards having taperedside edges, means for flexibly connecting them so that they may be movedfrom overlapping position to open position, a strap on each presserboard extended transversely across the inner face thereof, a relativelyrigid tie holding plate shaped to receive a tie and to be insertedbetween said strap and said presser board, a clamping device on theexterior of the tie case shaped to encircle the tie case and to pressthe presser boards together by longitudinal movement toward the wideends of the presser boards, and means for limiting the longitudinal.movement of the clamping member for permanently connecting it with thetie case.

3. In a tie case, the combination of two presser boards having taperedside edges, means for flexibly connecting them so that they may be movedfrom overlapping position to open position, a strap on each presserboard extended transversely across the inner face thereof, a relativelyrigid tie holding plate shaped to receive a tie and to be insertedbetween a strap and a presser board, and a clamping device on theexterior of the tie case shaped to encircle the tie case and to pressthe presser boards together by longitudinal movement toward the wideends of the presser boards, said clamping member being formed withoverlapping ends, and means for detachably connecting said ends.

4. A tie case comprising two presser boards flexibly connected at theiradjacentedges and each having its side edges tapered, a clamping devicecomprising a strap designed to encircle the presser boards when folded,means for detachably connecting the ends of the clamping member, andmeans for limiting the longitudinal movement of the clamping member andfor securing the clamping member to the tie case.

5. A tie case comprising two presser boards flexibly connected at theiradjacent edges and each having its side edges tapered, a clamping devicecomprising a strap designed to encircle the presser boards when folded,means for detachably connecting the ends of the clamping member, meansfor limiting the longitudinal movement of the clamping member and forsecuring the "clamping member to the tie case, said. securing meanscomprising a loop on the under surface of the clamping member and astrap extended longitudinal of one of the presser boards and connectedat its ends thereto and having the strap on the clamping member extendedunder the strap on the presser board, for the purposes stated.

Des Moines, Iowa, February 1, 1923.

IVILLIAM A. PEAIRS.

